Hongying looked terrified and fell to the ground.

"You...you didn't..."

Hongying murmured, but stopped talking halfway.

But why is the second young lady here? The cook clearly promised to lock her in the woodshed!

What the hell is going on!

And Yuping, how did that bitch Yuping get away?

Hongying's mind was in a mess and she didn't know where the problem lay.

Before she could come back to her senses, Zhiyuan at the side spoke first: "Master, this slut seduced me! I have no idea what is going on!"

Zhiyuan's heart was trembling at this moment. He never thought that after being so proud for so long, he would end up in a ditch.

Hearing Zhiyuan's voice, Hongying also reacted and scolded with red eyes.

"You are talking nonsense! It is obvious that you are the one who is scheming to humiliate me. Otherwise, how could a monk like you appear here in the middle of the night? And how could you be wearing ordinary clothes? I think you have ulterior motives and have been plotting against me for a long time!"

Shen Shuyi looked at the scene coldly and said nothing.

Zhiyuan had no way of explaining it. After all, he had changed his clothes and appeared here at this hour, and had slept with Hongying, which was irrefutable.

"I have ulterior motives, but who are you? You are just a maid, why are you here instead of in your room so late? If you didn't seduce me on purpose, how could I have fallen into your trap!" Zhiyuan sneered and spoke with great eloquence.

Hongying had just suffered a serious injury, and after hearing these words, she was so angry that she trembled all over.

Master Huai Hai said, "Zhiyuan, no matter what the reason is, you have violated the Buddhist precepts. Considering the impact of this matter, I will expel you from Buddhism to serve as a warning to others."

Zhiyuan was stunned, fell to the ground, and was completely dazed.

Expelled from Buddhism...

In the future, no one would respect him as a Buddhist master, and no one would offer him offerings. After he returned to secular life, he had nowhere to stay, let alone pass the imperial examinations.

But...but at least he still has money...

Over the years, he had earned a total of three or four hundred taels of silver from the Buddhist temple. If he was frugal, it would be enough to survive.

Zhiyuan comforted himself in his heart, fortunately he still had the silver.

He had long thought that there would be such a day, but he never expected it to come so soon.

If in a few years, he gets a higher position and saves more money, his life will be better.

What a pity, it was all ruined by that bitch Hongying!

After dealing with Huai Hai, the monk's eyes fell on Hong Ying and he said in a deep voice, "Miss Hong Ying, may I ask why you appear here so late at night?"

"me……"

Hongying wanted to explain, but she didn't expect this. She paused and stammered, "My...my father asked me for money, so I wanted to go back and give it to him. But on the way, someone hit me in the back of the neck, and I don't know anything else..."

As she said this, she seemed to feel that there was no loophole in this statement, and Hongying's tears immediately fell.

"Master! This happened to me here, you have to give me justice!!!"

Zhiyuan said bluntly, "Nonsense! Your father? Where is your father? Call him out for everyone to see!"

Obviously, Zhiyuan also knew the inside story. After all, he would not trust Hongying easily. Although Hongying would not tell him everything, he had to get a general idea.

"My father has passed away now, and our young lady can testify to that!" The more Hongying thought about it, the more she felt that she was right, and she felt more justified.

Zhiyuan sneered, "Really? Even if someone left, there would always be a record of his comings and goings. You can ask the gatekeeper to check whether your father really came here!"

Hongying was shaking with anger, and looked at Shen Shuyi with tears in her eyes: "Miss, Miss! You must testify for me!"

Shen Shuyi lowered his eyes and looked at Hongying, and said in a calm voice: "Hongying, if you are talking about the cook in the kitchen, then I am afraid I can't do anything."

Hearing this, Hongying shuddered subconsciously. When she met Shen Shuyi's cold eyes, she felt a chill all over her body.

Huai Hai laughed and said, "So you asked the cook to pretend to be your father! Hongying, what are you thinking?"

Huai Hai's eyes fell on Hongying, and he said to Shen Shuyi in a gentle voice: "Miss Shen, Hongying is your maid, how do you think we should arrange for her?"

Shen Shuyi said calmly: "Since Hongying and Zhiyuan each have their own opinions, I think it's better to report to the police."

Upon hearing this, both of the two people who were biting each other turned pale and lost their confidence in an instant.

"No! Miss, you can't report it to the police! I beg you, you must not report it to the police!" Hongying reacted most violently. She knelt on the ground and moved forward, tightly grabbing Shen Shuyi's collar.

Shen Shuyi raised his eyebrows: "Oh? You said Zhiyuan framed you, if that's the case, I have to seek justice for you!"

Hongying shook her head like a rattle: "Don't report it to the authorities! Absolutely don't report it to the authorities! This slave doesn't want justice, this slave doesn't want anything!"

"Miss, if you report this to the authorities, my reputation will be ruined!"

Hongying was so scared that her face was covered with tears.

Regardless of whether reporting to the police would reveal that all this was her plan, she had already been defiled by Zhiyuan. If she reported to the police, the matter would be exposed.

How can she still live in this world with dignity! How will others see her? How can she get married and have children in the future!

To Yu Zhiyuan, this might just be a romantic affair, but to her, those drops of saliva could drown her.

Shen Shuyi just looked at her coldly. See, isn’t this quite clear?

But some people are like this. They will never feel the pain unless the whip falls on themselves.

In her previous life, she spread this matter, and Yuping had no idea how many rumors she had suffered. Now that it happened to her, she was even worse.

Zhiyuan also responded, "Miss Shen, Hongying and I are in love with each other, so we...we can't help ourselves...We know we are wrong! We really know we are wrong! Please give us a way out!"

Zhiyuan was of course afraid too. Although he was a man, he didn't have to care about his reputation as much as Hongying.

But if it is discovered that he and Hongying were responsible for this conspiracy, then he would not be simply expelled from the temple.

Not to mention that once he is convicted, he will become a criminal. Just the fact that he goes to jail will make him suffer a lot!

Shen Shuyi looked at Hongying: "Hongying, is what he said true?"

Hongying felt like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express herself, but she had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit. Otherwise, if Shen Shuyi knew that the person she originally wanted to plot against was Yuping, he would never let her go!

"It's... it's true..."

Hongying spoke in a daze, feeling that it was over, everything was over.

Shen Shuyi frowned and said, "According to the rules of the mansion, if you have an affair with someone, you will be punished with eighty strokes of the cane and expelled from the mansion."

Hongying froze, looked at Shen Shuyi in surprise, and instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

She never imagined that having come to this point, she would have no way out. No matter what choice she made, it would be a dead end!

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